- Date
- May 21, 1988, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Poland, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6078TCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880521021069A
- Case key
- 36166
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Student pilot stated that on his last takeoff after doing many practice touch and gos from his private strip at his farm, his stall warning came on. When he tried to push the yoke down (forward), it was jammed. He said a small twig had jammed the elevator. He pulled the throttle out and let the plane down in a plowed field. The aircraft hit hard on its wheels and flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6078T
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15060778
- Airframe hours
- 3,346
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James King
- Registered owner
- James King
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 21, 1987 · 30 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 150 total · 150 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 295° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6078T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.